diff --git a/virtcontainers/capabilities.go b/virtcontainers/capabilities.go
index 8760c99691..6eb34c3b81 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/capabilities.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/capabilities.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package virtcontainers
 const (
 	blockDeviceSupport = 1 << iota
 	blockDeviceHotplugSupport
+	multiQueueSupport
 )
 
 type capabilities struct {
@@ -35,3 +36,14 @@ func (caps *capabilities) isBlockDeviceHotplugSupported() bool {
 func (caps *capabilities) setBlockDeviceHotplugSupport() {
 	caps.flags |= blockDeviceHotplugSupport
 }
+
+func (caps *capabilities) isMultiQueueSupported() bool {
+	if caps.flags&multiQueueSupport != 0 {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (caps *capabilities) setMultiQueueSupport() {
+	caps.flags |= multiQueueSupport
+}
diff --git a/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go b/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go
index 5eb002ff26..8dfddde932 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/qemu_amd64.go
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ func (q *qemuAmd64) capabilities() capabilities {
 		caps.setBlockDeviceHotplugSupport()
 	}
 
+	caps.setMultiQueueSupport()
+
 	return caps
 }
 
diff --git a/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base.go b/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base.go
index 63f5065538..864edfe376 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/qemu_arch_base.go
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ func (q *qemuArchBase) kernelParameters(debug bool) []Param {
 func (q *qemuArchBase) capabilities() capabilities {
 	var caps capabilities
 	caps.setBlockDeviceHotplugSupport()
+	caps.setMultiQueueSupport()
 	return caps
 }
 
diff --git a/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go b/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go
index 6b5d8b654a..05d37ce755 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/qemu_ppc64le.go
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ func (q *qemuPPC64le) capabilities() capabilities {
 		caps.setBlockDeviceHotplugSupport()
 	}
 
+	caps.setMultiQueueSupport()
+
 	return caps
 }